Santosh Patel @ Santosh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25371 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-211 Year-2025 Thana- HARSIDHI District- East Champaran ====================================================== Santosh Patel @ Santosh Kumar S/O Dhruv Patel @ Dhrup Raut R/O VillageHasuhan, P.S.-Harsidhi, Distt.- East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Advocate Mr. Rahbar Haq, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Binod Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 01-05-2026 Heard Mr. Rahbar Haq, on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Harsidhi P.S. Case No. 211 of 2025 in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 317(2), 318(4), 336(3), 3(5) of the BNS.
3. As per the prosecution case, two stolen Bolero vehicles have been recovered from the possession of co-accused persons and on demand of papers, they failed to produce any valid documents before the police.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the name of the petitioner has transpired on the basis of confessional statement made by the apprehended co-accused
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25371 of 2026(2) dt.01-05-2026 2/3 Brajesh Pandey which has got no evidentiary value. It has further been submitted that no stolen article has been recovered from the personal or conscious possession of the petitioner and he is also not the owner of the alleged vehicle. Further, the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and the similarly situated co-accused persons have been granted privilege of anticipatory bail vide order dated 16.01.2026 and 30.01.2026 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 91653 of 2025 and 5021 of 2026 respectively by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court.
5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the application for anticipatory bail.
6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances and also considering the fact that the name of the petitioner transpired on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused and similarly situated co-accused persons have been granted privilege of anticipatory bail, let the above named petitioner, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Harsidhi P.S.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25371 of 2026(2) dt.01-05-2026 3/3 Case No. 211 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C./482(2) of the B.N.S.S. (Soni Shrivastava, J) priyanka/- U T